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Investigation into contractors' responsible sourcing implementation practice

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posted on 2013-10-28, 13:31 authored by Jamie Young, Mohamed OsmaniMohamed Osmani
Over the last few years there has been an increasing demand for more efficient ways of procuring materials in terms of reducing their impacts on the environment. The UK Strategy for Sustainable Construction introduced a voluntary target of 25% of all resources in the construction industry to be responsibly sourced by 2012. At the time of writing there has been very limited research on responsible sourcing (RS), particularly in terms of contractors' current practices and implementation at project level. Therefore, an assessment of the current status of RS among the top 100 UK contractors has been captured using a questionnaire survey and follow-up interviews. The results indicate that no clear RS responsibility has been established, and there is no cohesive, top-down strategy from the strategic level (sustainability managers) to the implementation level (procurement mangers) in place in contracting companies. On the other hand, there was agreement that government leadership through the implementation of RS in all public projects could be a significant catalyst to drive RS in construction projects.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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YOUNG, J. and OSMANI, M., 2013. Investigation into contractors' responsible sourcing implementation practice. Proceedings of the ICE-Engineering Sustainability, 166 (6), pp. 320-329.

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© Institution of Civil Engineers

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publication date

2013

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This article was published in the journal Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability [© Institution of Civil Engineers]. Permission is granted by ICE Publishing to print one copy for personal use. Any other use of these PDF files is subject to reprint fees. The journal's website is at: http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/serial/ensu

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1478-4629

Language

  • en

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